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The International Law Limits To The Ftc's International Activity: Does The Law Of Nations Keep The Ftc At Home?, Jesse R. Ruhl Jan 1989

The International Law Limits To The Ftc's International Activity: Does The Law Of Nations Keep The Ftc At Home?, Jesse R. Ruhl

Penn State International Law Review

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) possesses substantial power to regulate domestic and international commerce. International law and state sovereignty principles, however, can often prevent the FTC from exercising its domestic jurisdiction. Among the topics explored in this comment are the genesis of the FTC, a significant criticism of the topics of the FTC. the theoretical extent of the international jurisdiction of the FTC, and the international law limitations which affect the FTC's conduct.


The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement: Its Aspects, Highlights, And Probable Impact On Future Bilateral Trade And Trading Agreements, Rebecca A. Sanford Jan 1989

The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement: Its Aspects, Highlights, And Probable Impact On Future Bilateral Trade And Trading Agreements, Rebecca A. Sanford

Penn State International Law Review

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The Future Monitoring Role Of Gatt In An International Arena Of Non-Tariff Barriers: A Proposal From A Law And Economics Perspective, Andrew C. Blanar, Jean-Louis L. Arcand Jan 1989

The Future Monitoring Role Of Gatt In An International Arena Of Non-Tariff Barriers: A Proposal From A Law And Economics Perspective, Andrew C. Blanar, Jean-Louis L. Arcand

Penn State International Law Review

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was implemented to provide uniform guidelines in the regulation of international trade. While the GATT is an agreement based on legal rules of construction and enforceability, the underlying impetus to its creation is economic in nature. This article examines the hindered effectiveness of the legal aspects of the GATT, and it provides insight into the economic theory that promotes this inefficiency.


Countervailing Subsidization: Another Missile In The Trade Law Arsenal?, Francois E.J. Tougas Jan 1989

Countervailing Subsidization: Another Missile In The Trade Law Arsenal?, Francois E.J. Tougas

Penn State International Law Review

This article concentrates on the findings of the Canadian Import Tribunal (CIT, predecessor to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal) in their report entitled, Subsidized Grain Corn from the United States of America. To understand the nature of the problem with which the CIT dealt, it will be necessary to look at some of the background and peculiarities of the regulation of international trade in commodities. After a brief discussion of international and comparative discipline in the area of trade impact, of which material injury is a part, Canadian case law will be examined in order to establish trends in …


The Hamiltonian Paradigm And The International Securities Market: Reversing American Industry's Relative Decline In The Twenty-First Century, Bernard M. Rethore Jan 1989

The Hamiltonian Paradigm And The International Securities Market: Reversing American Industry's Relative Decline In The Twenty-First Century, Bernard M. Rethore

Penn State International Law Review

This article discusses the eighteenth century understanding of the subtle equilibrium between polity, economy, and government; the deleterious effect of the laissez-faire heterodoxy that entrenched itself during the nineteenth century; and, the adverse reaction that occurred in the twentieth century. In turn, this article shifts its inquiry toward the internationalization of world financial markets as a guide for how United States industry can reclaim its patrimony: by encouraging a re-adoption of the eighteenth century model of the proper balance between government and commerce. Finally, using the example provided by the move toward an international financial market, this article concludes that …